Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 10, 1941.
TEXT OF MR WINSTON CHURCHILL'S MAGNIFICENT BROADCAST
CAMPAIGNS IN GREECE AND AFRICA DEFEAT COLD-BLOODED DICTATOR
FROM PAGE ONE
deeply conscious of the love for us which has flowed from the Dominions of the Crown across the broad ocean spaces. There is the first of our war alms to be worthy of that love and to preserve it.
glowing tribute to General Wavell and ether military leaders and bald bo that he had received a telegram from Wavell saying that the success at Benghazi was due to the outstanding. leadership and resolution of O'Con nor and Creagh ably backed up by Wilson..
Royal Navy & R.A.F. Referring to the part played by the "All through these dark winter
Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy months the enemy has had the power in the battle of Libya, Mr Churchill to drop three or four tons of bombs declared that none of the British upon us for every ton that we could plans could have succeeded had not send to Germany in return. We
the pilots wrested control of the air arranging so that presently this will be rather the other way around but from a far more numerous enemy.
of
ure
Nor would the campaign liselt have meanwhile London und our big cities been possible if the British Mediter- have had to stand their pounding.
They remind me
the British rancan Fleet had not chased the squares at Waterloo. They are not Italy Navy into harbours and sus- wartalned every forward surge" of" the artny with all the flexible resources squares of
of sea-power.
scarlet coats;
they do not wear ordinary are just English, Scottish, and Welsh folk, men, women and children standing steadfastly. together; but their spirit
our
Bombardment of Genoa How far-reaching there resources is the came as their glory is the lure we may see from what happened same, and in the end their victory at dawn this morning when will be greater than famous Water-western Mediterranean fleet under Admiral Somerville, entered the Gulf 100.
of Genoa and bombarded in a shatter- All honour to the civil defence zer-ing manner, the naval base from
Honour To Civiliani
German Nazi expedition
vices of all kinds-energency and which a
might Ball to attack Weygandt.
Algeria or Tunisia.
sorry
regular, voluntary and professional, who have helped our people through
It is right that the Italian people this formidable ordeal the Uke of which no civilised community has should be made to feel the
plight Into which they have been led over been called upon to undergo.
More than two-thirds of the win by Massolini. If the cannonade of coust and Genna rolling along the e and fer is now gone far we have reverberating in the mountains
has had no serious epidemie; indeed
reached the
ears of our French has been no increase in illness de-reach spite Improvised conditions in shel-comrades in their grief and misery, it ters. That is mostly due to the local my cheer them with the feeling that friends, active friends are near and
is now
there
not
medical and sanitary authorities, tent Britannia rules the waves. our devoted nursing staff and to the The events of Libya are only part Ministry of Health, where head, Mr of the story. They are only a part Malcolin MacDonald
going to of the story of the decline and fail Canada on ether, important dutica. of the fallan Empire that will
We have broken the back of win-take a future Gibbon to long to write ter, daylight grows, the Royal Air ins did the original work. Force grows and is already certainly master of the daylight air. Attack may be sharper but they will be
There
shorter.
for work and service of all kinds, if our first victory was the repulse of the invader, our second was the frustration of his acts of terror and
Albani with the defence?
who were
and whose task at one time
In Abyssinia
Ethiopian patriots
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Japanese Offensive In Honan A Failure
Special to the “Telegraph”
SHANGHAI, Feb. 9 (UP)—Informed neutral sources analyzing the Sino-Japanese battle which is at présent in pro- gress in Honan are of the opinion that it is the fiercest struggle to be waged since the Japanese captured Ichang in June 1940, the apparent Japanese objective being more vital to the control of occupied China than in any campaign since Hankow.
control of Japanese
the met at Wanyangstian, suffering more coastal provinces of Shantung, than 300 casualties. northern Klangau, northern Anhwel and southern Hopel has been continuously threatened by the activities of large bodies of Chinese regulars and guerillas who have been able continuously to transport supplies across Sinyang and south Honan.
The Japanese campaign started on January 24 will a major drive along the Pinghun river from Sinyang und secondary drive southward from main Kaiteng. Within a week, the Japanese drive reached Siping, 00 Supporting
miles north of Sinyortficant
and
Macao Team
On Visit
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columns striking northwest from Sidmat column been decided, but it is to be about 4.45 advanced The time of the Rick-off has not yet about 30 miles. The
They have exprested a desire to
detached a heavy motorized colunin p.m. east from Siping, which reached Siangcheng 45 miles east of the rail-meet ballt South Chine and Sinit Tho way. The main column apparently on the following days and return to turned west from Sipini; in a sweep- Macao by Saturday. No definite ar- Ing drive, eireling gradually south-angements have been made, but there ward through Wayning and Fangcheng is every probability that South China to Nanyang about 90 miles west and Sing Tao will field elevens against
them. southwest of Siping,
The following Is the Macso team:
Chinese "Magnetic" Tactics Carvalho; Americo Cordova; Chi Fu The Japanese renched Nanyang on Sousa, Colaco, Magalhaes Ipoutou, Guerreiro, Lao Chou-luinn, [Chong Chan-kong. Reserves, Mendes, their columns pulverized numerous Chinese reports say the
Chinese allowed the Japanese to penetrate deeply after which they closed their Hanks, cutting the extended com. munication
divisions in cach drive but thePimenta, Leandro,
lines.
The speed of the Japanese advance is believed to support the Chinese
11. ice was stolch five years of which fifty were ed in the/ during the Japanese advance.
reminda
+
prizes of
Eastern Extended By Royal Navy
(Continued from Page 8.)
Some 1.500 mlies to the south a central Mediterranean, Mr Churchill strong British and Indian army, said, and he referred the very will be more opportunities having driven the invaders out of the gulficant air action over Malta a February 2 or 3. Japanese report [Airoan,
nigo. The Germany had Sudan, marching steadily forward fortulght Through the Italian Colony of Eritrea sent dive-bombers to Skelly which thus seekint to complete the isolation seriously injured the aircraft carrier of all the Italian troops in Abyssinio.lustrious and as this wounded ship Other British troops are entering was sheltering in Malta Harbour they torture against our people at home. Abyssinin from the west while the concentrated upon it their force so
Grecks Give Thrashing
gathered in Kenya, in the vanas to beat it to army
pieces. The enemy base is one of the best- Meanwhile abroad, in October, of which we may discern the power wonderful thing happened. One of fut forces of South Africa organised defended fortressps in the world the two dictators, a cold-blooded by
Genral Smuts, is striking north-against nie attack, the Fleet Air Arin black-hearted Italian who had sought ward along the while enormous. fron and the Royal Air Force, but into thesis that there has been but little put to it to stop the fast advances of resistance and comparatively little the Chinese, for during this period, or three days the enemy lost out of to rain an empire on the cheur byer
damage to the Chinese divisions play was confined mostly to their whose 150 dive-bombers upwards of ninety. stabbing fallen France in the back,
half, and only the splendid tackling got into trouble,
On February 3 the Chinese report-of the backs and Hazard enabled Without the slightest provocation, ago, have risen in arms and their air and forty on the
ed they had started counter-attacking them to keep their goal intact for Although the Illustrious damaged spurred on by the lust of power and Emperor so recently exiled in Eng-condition was one of the greatest and in the course of four days, claim such a long period. brutish grezd, Mussolini attacked and, land, is in their midst to fight for the air and naval war, the
they recaptured Nanyang, Fang- However, with persistent attacks, invaded Greece only to be buried their freedom and his throne. back Ignominiously by the heroic Here then we see the beginning of Germans accepted defeat and would cheng, Wuyang and Siping and also Eastern were not to be denied, and
the points held outside of Siping.
in Greek army who have revived before the process of reparation and the not come any more.
All necessary
which Britt had allowed Fu Truk- our eyes the glories that from the lehostening of wrong doing which repairs were made to the Jilustrious/They claim that they have also drove after a run down the right wing classle age filled their native land.
me that though the mills of at Malta Harbour and she steamed the Japanese southward along the ping to be unmarked, the intter fan radway
30 miles and captured through to centre, allowing V. K. While Mussolini was writhing and God grind slowly, they grind exceed safely to Alexandria under her own Chimatien, threatening the Japanese Hyul to tap the bail into the net from amarting under the Greek shitting small.
power ut 23 knats. Wavell and Wilson
Aid From America
Mr Churchill raid that he dwelt on column advancing southeast of Nan close quarters.
yang.
Navy Tried Hard Referring to the mighty tide of this incident not because it disposed
Objective Not Attained After the resumption, Navy of Egypt and the Suez Canalinos sympathy, goodwill and effective aid of danger in the central Mediterra- cordance with our treaty oblation which has begun to flow across the neon but in order to show that there The Japanese reported that the had more of the play, but the powerful Atlantic, Mr Churchill said to his no where we intended to give a column proceeding southward from Chinese defence held cut. Spora to difcuit, had received
er hearers that it might be that My good account of ourselves; but after Kaifeng had reachel Ta ho, 00 miles die raids were carried out by reinforcements of men, cannon equipment and above all tanks, which Willkie and Mr Hopkins would tell settied by what happer would be rast of Siping but east of the Yellow both sides; and the defences
truth about what they had seensettled on the River. Thus, it
Is apparent that the we had sent from our island despite over here. More than that was sint oceans and in the aft and above all Japanese objective to close the vital were always on top. The hard the invasion threat, and a
east-west corridor in central Honan tackling of the Navy defenders number of troops from India, asked.
The real we leave to the judgment. Supplies For Victory _has_not_been_attained, as the main had a somewhat softening effect Australia and New Zealand-had-also
of the President, Congress and the reached them.
It now seerned certain that the
stemmed and is already moving people of the United States.
Turning to what he described as United States intended to supply us
pressure. There began. that series of victories the more serious and darker
"According to both sides, the cam- On the left, Hau. Ching-tau was Libya which have
and with everything necessary for victory. Irretrievably the Italian military more dangerous aspects of the vast Mr Churcill recalled that in the last paiga during the past ten days has put through on several occasions, but centres were wenk. On the continent, scene of war, Mr. Churchill said, We war America sent two million, men involved major clashes of large his cent power in the African ifere then in Libyn is the third con- may be sure that the war is soon across the Atlantic but this was not bodies of troops in a rapid warfare extreme right, Fu was unable to get siderable event upon which we may going to enter the phase of greater
nincs Brinley firing movement and not mere patrol skir-past the watchful eyes of O'Regan. However, with play confined to mid- feel come satisfaction.
violence, Hitler's confederate Musso-war of
mishing. The casualties are said to 50-immense shells at one another.
from be ho We don't need
fleld, Hyul mapped up a pass the
heavy; the Chinese claim
29,000 After referring to the early stages link has resied back in Libya but the
gallant armles of the advance in Libya an "a most Germans, having absorbed Hungary which Are forming through
the Japanese casualties, and the Japanese Cheung Kam-hol, who sent Hau hazardous adventure," Mr Churchill and driven Rumania Into frightful American Union; we don't need them clairn that more than a half dezen Ching-tau away. The latter's part- said that the brillant decisive victory internal convulsions, are now already this year or the next year nor as far Chinese divisions have been shang shot was tanken up by C. T. Tsao, who beat Giff from close in. After at Sidi Barrani with its tens of thou- on the Black Sea.
as the eye can foresee any year, but tered.
this, play was transferred to mid- sands of prisoners proved that we Threat From Bulgaria we do need most urgently on' im-
acid, and had quality, manceuvring power and
although the Navy went A considerable German army and mense and continuous supply of war CHUNGKING, Feb. J (Central
near on several occasions, the final weapons superior to the enemy who air force is being built up in Rumania material and teclinical apparatus of News) The Japanese in south
touches were weak. Both keepera hud boasted so much of his virility and its forward tentacles have already all kinds.
Hanan are fleeing back to Sinyang played well, although Gift had more and military virtues,"
penetrated Bulgaria with, we
their stronghold on the Felping to do than his counterpart, and the must
Invasion Threat It was evident that all other
Hankow Rallway, where they started two goals scored against him were suppose acquiescence of the Bul-
The Premier referred to the warn the offensive a fortnight ago, while Italian forces in
garlan
from close quarters. ing given him by General Sir John the Chinese are converging on the were in great danger. They could The airfields are being occupied by Dill, Chief of the Imperial General town from three.
Navy Gif; Roughley O'Regan: not easily retreat along the coastal German ground personnel numbering Staff, that Hitler may be forced to
Lahye, Hazard. Brit; Hall, Le Page, rond without running the risk of be- thousands, so to enable
Following Ing cauglit in tremendous swoops. Ciernan air force to come into action the near future.
niles north of Sin-Honeywill, Hendy, Barber.
Eastern. Lau Hin Hon; Ng Kee- They had exposed themselves to being
from Bulgaria.
yang, the Chinese Naturally, we are working night down the Peiping-Hankow attacked piecemeal,
Railway Apt Inspiration
In
Libyan Victories
they
have found.
broken
the
rian Government. eastern Libyal
sought and knocked and
дз
the
as
in this Island,
government and the people of apanese drive from the mouth has on the Chinese, but they kept up
back.
Jananese In Flight
To the east
the recapture
the
.
Tsuk-plng
Scotland Wins By Odd Goal In Five
London, Feb, 0.. Scontrd defeated England by threa Roals to two in an International foot. ball match played to-day.
Results of other matches played
bewere:
try and invade the British Isics in chumatien, 60 miles shed further cheung, S. Y. Yen; Qui Yeung-fok, Many preparations have been made and day, and we are getting every and recovered Kloshan, 12 mit Hsu King-sing, Lo Wal-kuen: Fu for the movement of German troops thing ready. We ate stronger than south, to-day. Without even a pause Hyui, C. T. Tsao, Hou Ching-tau.
Cheung Kam-hal, V. K. General Wavell, nay all our leaders into or through Bulgaria and perhaps ever before stronger than in last they passed of British, Australians and Indians in this forward movement has already Aug
passed through Hwangshanpu August and September. I have the and are advancing on Mingkang, 24 the Imperial Army, saw their op- begun.
greatest confidence in the Comman- der-in-Chief at home, General put Hankow Railway the
of portunity.
anmiles north
Sinyang Balkan Unity
Sir To the At that time I ventured to draw-
west of
Peiping- gospel of St Of course if all the Balkan peoples Alan Brooke, but most of all
Chinese have Wavell's attention to tih Fosse where stood together and neted together my faith in the simple resolve to annihilated a part of the Japanese ts you all know or ought to know, it aided by Britain and Turkey, It conquer or die which is animating around Tangho, and have successful- is written, "Ask and it shall be give; German force could be assembled in with serviceable weapons in their Miyang, cast of Tang
would be many months before the and inspiring nearly 4,000,000 Beltons ly "mopped up" the Japanese at secks and ye shall and, knock and it south-east Europe and in thoze hands. shall be opened to you,
Heavy losses were inflicted upon No Easy Fret The Army of the Nile has asked months much might happen.
the Japanese reaching Sihsints! Much will certainly happen and it was given.
London Cup-Aldershot 2, Queen's Park It is not an easy military operation Iween Tangho and Tungoch on their American ald becomes more effective to invade Britain and, to-face what flight back to Singyang.
Ranger 4; firentford 7, Futharms 4; Crystal It has been opened to them.
and as our air power grows and nate waiting for the invader There
here.
of the railway the Palace 3. Chelsea 3: Arsenal 15, Clapton we become well-armed nations and is one word of caution though which Chinese
Orient : Reading 2, Millwall 2; West item In barely eight weeks of a cam-ng our armies in the cast increase in I must give. I'ller thought that south of Chengyang, and are smash-
have recaptured Halkou, 3. Tottenham 2
Football League (South)-Bournemouth which should Jong be studied strength. model of military art, an advance! Nothing is more certain than if the in. We did not give in and had to The Japanes
when France gave in we should give ing their way to the railway to cut Southend a Portemouth & Southampton
2; Watford 2 Brighton has been made, countries in
retreat. 400
Football League War Cup-Blackpool 9. south-eastern Europe think The whole Italian army in the east allow themselves to be pulled to be supported by
again. Any invasion
The Japanese troops at Lashan; Stockport 2: Bolton 3. Tradford City now will an army reputed to exceed 150.000 pieces one by one they will share the prepared equipment of landing craft Chinese, They tried
about 30 more carefully subjected to encircling attacks by the North legions--armsley 0. Bradford 1: 30 miles east of Sinyang, were Crewe 3, Southport 0 Shemed Wednes
day 2. York 1.* men, has been captured or destroyed; fate of Denmark, Holland and which he must the entire province of Cyrenaica, Belgium and none can tell how long the winter. We must be prepare to sortle last week but were repulsed. Hull 2. Cheaterfeld 5: Liverpool 4. Everton
have planned during as England and nearly as big as
and Wales, it will be before the hour of deliver-mee has been conquered.
abandoring a a number of casualties. meet gas attacks, parachute attacks ance strik
strikes. Arabs Freed
Restoring Normalcy One of our difficulties is to con- and other plans which have been
mada with practised skill.
Normat conditons have been restor. The unhappy Arab tribes who have vince these countries that we are The British Empire and the whole ed at Chengyang and Junan follow- auffered from brutal Italian rule going to win. We think it is English-speaking world will be on int their recanture by the Chinese. have been freed. These Bedouin astonishing that they do not see it user's tracks, bearing with them the Government offices have been moved survivors have at last seen their clearly us ourselves.
sword of lustice. No sudden shock back. Inhabitants reported that six oppressora in disorderly flight or led'
of battle will shake us and we will cartloods of women were carried off upon the Japanese withdrawal from Junan, while qunnilling of valuables were seized nt, Chengyang. £3.500 PENSION
Supported by four wetlery pieces,
paign.
Па
of
aver
off in endless droves as prisoners of war.
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to make
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Flackburn 1, Halifax 3; Burnley 4, Bury 3
Bromich
3; Doncaster 3. Rotherham 2.
South Regional-Cardif 7, Bristol 4. Mildland Cup Semi-final, Leicester 4. Lincoln 1 Second round, Walsall, West Lancashire Cup (Becond round)-New Brighton 2, Chester 9 Swansea, ILA F. XIL
Other matchesBloke P, ILAY. XI 1; Scottish_Longue-Airdria 8. Falkirk 2: Cattle 5. Partick 1; Dumbarton Albion etherwell S, Hibernian D; Hangers 1, Queen Park Ii Thiral Lanark Mirren 3-Reuter.
|13 Hearts 5. Hamilton 2; Morton 2. Clyde
6. BL
The Quislings The Italian Quisling called finish the job... Mussolint and the French Quisling Egypt and the Suez Canal are safe called Laval are both their differ- and the port and base and the afrent ways trying to make their coun- dekle of Benghazi constituto 'atries into vassals for Hitler and his Sir Henry Sterner, ·~ whu ́ resigned choot, 1.000 Janarese troons from strategic wrint of high consequence new order, hoping to be nhle to get recently as a Lord Justice of Appeal, ichan" on the upper, reaches of the to the whole war in the Eastern the Nazi Gestapo to enforce their has been ozanted an annuity of £3,~ Yengizes River in Hupeh, rushed to- Prof. J. Flynn; · father -- of 'I Ertol. Mediterran
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